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The International Summit on the Teaching Profession, ISTP 2025, takes place in Reykjavík, Iceland on 24-26 March 2025. Twenty-five ministers of education from leading countries in the field of educati...

Distinguished audience, I thank the European Union for organising today’s conference. It takes place after momentous change in Syria, but as we have seen the path forward will not be an easy one. We ...

Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, presented a proposal to the government yesterday for the formulation of a policy for Iceland's security and defence. The new coa...

A Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs discussion committee and advisors to the pension funds have jointly drafted proposals on the settlement of Housing Financing Fund (HFF) bonds, which will fac...

S&P Global Ratings has affirmed 'A+/A-1' long- and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings on Iceland. The outlook is stable. S&P´s ratings on Iceland reflect the countr...

The dire situation of women and girls in Afghanistan was discussed at a conference held at the initiative of Iceland at the headquarters of UNESCO in Paris today on the occasion of International Women...

An air services agreement between Iceland and Georgia was signed in Reykjavík today. This is the first air services agreement between the two countries, but preparations for the agreement began in 201...

On 24 February 2025 in Kyiv, the Presidents of Finland, Latvia, Lithuania and Ukraine and the Prime Ministers of Denmark, Estonia, Iceland, Norway and Sweden issued the following statement: We unequi...

Foreign Minister Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir today delivered her address to the 58th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council. In her speech, Foreign Minister Gunnarsdóttir emphasize...

Fitch Ratings has affirmed Iceland's Long-Term Foreign-Currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'A' with a Stable Outlook. Iceland's 'A' rating is underpinned by very high income per capita and governa...

The Icelandic Government is preparing to sell its remaining stake in Íslandsbanki, approximately 42,5% of the bank’s shares, over the coming months. The sale will be conducted in accordance with ...

Nordic-Baltic leaders’ statement (Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden, 14 February 2025) We stand fully and firmly behind Ukraine. Ukraine must be able to prevail aga...

Please note that, effective February 10th, Iceland will begin accepting Schengen visa applications directly from Canada. Consequently, Denmark will no longer represent Iceland in this capacity. Applic...

Senior officials from Iceland and Greenland met in Reykjavík on Wednesday to review the bilateral cooperation between the countries. The meeting was part of regular consultations between the countries...

Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, made a working visit to Ukraine on Tuesday, 7 January. During the visit she met with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Prime...

A Finnish fighter detachment will arrive in Iceland by the end of January for a NATO Air Policing Mission. The detachment consists of four F/A-18 Hornet fighter jets and up to 50 personnel.  ...

On January 1st, Iceland became a Member of the United Nations Human Rights Council and will serve for a three-year term, or until the end of 2027.  "Iceland has been entrusted with the responsibi...

The Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Innovation has published an Exposition on Performance-Based University Funding in English. An Icelandic version was originally published in September 2024...

The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs has published Medium-Term Debt Management Strategy for the period 2025-2029. The MTDMS is presented on the basis of the fiscal plan, in accordance with Art...

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir assumed the role of Minister for Foreign Affairs today, succeeding Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, the outgoing Minister. Þorgerður Katrín becomes the the fifth wo...